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Informationen zum Autor Sosten Chiotha is the Regional Programme Director for Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) Southern and Eastern Africa in Malawi. He coordinated, from 2010 to 2017, the Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme (LCBCCAP), the basis for this book. Daniel Jamu is Deputy Chief of Party FISH Project, Malawi and Adjunct Professor, University of Rhode Island, USA. He holds a PhD in Ecology from the University of California, Davis, USA. Joseph Nagoli is the Research Leader of WorldFish programme in Malawi. He holds a PhD in Rural Development (Anthropology) from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Patrick Likongwe is a Research and Training Specialist for LEAD and was the Programme Manager for the Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme in Malawi. Tembo Chanyenga is Director of Forestry Research Institute of Malawi with excellent track record in forestry research and tree planting activities demonstrated by 36 years’ experience in forest management. Klappentext "This book provides a review of the Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme research study! based on the ecosystem approach."--Publisher's summary. Zusammenfassung This book provides a review of the Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme research study, based on the ecosystem approach. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction PART 1: BUILDING ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE 1. Ecosystem Approach: theory into practice 2. The Emergence and Status of REDD+ in Malawi 3. Building resilience of ecosystem and people’s livelihood through afforestation PART II: BUILDING SOCIAL RESILIENCE 4. Natural resource-based livelihoods in the context of climate change in the Lake Chilwa Basin 5. Enhancing household resilience through climate smart agriculture in the Lake Chilwa Basin 6. Livestock promotion for building social and ecological resilience under a changing climate in the Lake Chilwa Basin 7. Building organisational capacity for ecosystem-based adaptation and disaster risk reduction in the Lake Chilwa Basin 8. Too big to ignore: Gender and climate change adaptation in the Lake Chilwa Basin PART III: ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND EARLY WARNING 9. Insect outbreaks in the Lake Chilwa Basin: Threats and opportunities in the basin social- ecosystem 10. Biodiversity in the Lake Chilwa Basin: Status, use and governance of Fish, Forests and Birds: 11.Public Health and Population: Linkages with Climate Variability PART IV: ECOSYSTEM EARLY WARNING 12. Monitoring extreme weather events and ecosystems to enhance responsive capacity to climate change impacts 13.Innovative community outreach and engagement ...
